A close-up of some of The Faces of Locksmith Street Locksmith Street and its Faces, Ljubljana, Slovenia There was once a poet called Rainer Maria Rilke in this region. He wrote a fabulous piece that started with a line about how there is no awareness of how many faces are there. Since every person has many faces…...
Croatia Experiences - Top 14 Things to do The country is nestled in the Heart of Europe, with plenty of things to do, the country has a little bit of everything for every traveler and is blooming in the travel industry currently. The history and culture on one side, here are a few must-have Croatia experiences Monkfish...
The Pillar of Shame, Zadar, Croatia Standing tall in a Croatian Square. Looking much the worse for wear since it has been standing for many centuries in the open… But let your imagination run and you will be awed by the history and violence that this post would have witnessed. Once upon a time, hundreds of years...
The Plitvice Lakes are part of a National Park that is well-known for natural beauty and harmony of shapes and colors… The region is called the Devil’s Garden on some maps. 16 cascading lakes that create over 90 waterfalls… The lakes are famous for the minerals and sunlight causing changing colors of the water – bright...
We humans have always had a fascination for the strange, the exotic… especially if they resemble us humans… And nature kind of humors us by providing such sights and creatures – the volcanoes, the hot springs, the waterfalls, the Komodo dragons, the Orangutan, etc… These then become fodder for our legends, stories, and beliefs –...
Get on your sneakers and water bottles for this new adventure (run!). If you have watched Forrest Gump, you were probably awestruck at the character running and running and running while traveling across the country and encountering unknown adventures. What if we tell you that you can actually combine running and traveling to make your...
I have been a full marathoner for the last 5 years and I picked up running in my forties. However, I realized that while I enjoyed participating in the marathon events at various cities; I also liked the early morning practice sessions at various cities. Soaking up the scenic beauty, the changing landscape and looking...
Madagascar – the first thought that comes to my mind is the Lemurs, Chameleons and the Baobabs! While Madagascar has a lot to offer in terms of non-wildlife experiences as well, it is definitely a wild-life adventure first! Wildlife travel in Africa brings up the image of the quintessential safari that has come to define wildlife...
The Beyonder Guide to making long flights comfortable Long flights can get a tad tiring… and boring… and inconvenient… and expensive… Here are some tips that I use on my long solo trips (which happen a bit too often)… These work for me and I hasten to add, may not work for you. Use the ones...
The King of the Arctic - Polar Bears of Svalbard The world’s largest land-based carnivore… No natural predators (other than man with a gun of course)... Black skinned with transparent fur that appears white… The ‘Ursus Maritimus’ or Polar Bear - the King of the Arctic! Actually there are only an estimated 20,000 Polar Bears in the...
